Improvement in carriage-top protectors



"UNTTED STATES PATENT FFIOE.

n. Monson, OF AKRON, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IAN CARRIAGE-TOP PROTECTORS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 59,056, dated October23, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, R. NIOKsON, of Akron, Summitcounty, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Carriage-Top Protector; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clenr, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference braced in the present invention; and Fig. 2, a

transverse vertical section, taken in the plane of the line oo oo, Fig. l.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

A in the drawings represents a block of wood or other suitable material of about three and a half inches in length, which block is made with a groove, B, along one side. On this grooved side of the block A three or more spiral conical or helical springs, C, are secured by their larger ends, upon which, at the upper and smaller ends, a narrow plate, D, is secured to each spring in any suitable manner.

` This protector, constructed as above eX- plained, is lto be covered upon all sides with leather or other suitable material, and when properly applied to a carriage must necessarily prevent its top from wearing away when lowered, as is obvious without any further explanation.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A protector for carriage-top formed of a grooved block, A, spring C, and plate D, sub stantially as described.

R. NIGKSON.

Witnesses J AOOB GHISNELL L. O. BAss. 

